[COMP] Re: CrossOver cabling

Yes, but it is very poor, the hub is a 
NetVin 8-port Switching Hub

I will get a few cables tomorrow, try and see if they
work correctly, then I will know it is my cable.
Don't know what else to try

Shane
--- John Madden <weez@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > LINK/ACT(blinking) - Port is receiving or
> transmitting
> > data
> >
> > FDX/COL(blinking) - a packet collison is occuring
> in
> > this port.
> >
> > As I said, both sets of LEDS are blinking at the
> same
> > time, constantly.
> 
> Hmm.  Sounds like the cable's bad to me, or perhaps
> the nic's are 
> misbehaving?  Does the manual have any sort of
> troubleshooting section?
> 
> > The cable is not Cat 5, in fact I don't think it
> is
> > cat cable at all, (how do you tell if it is CAT
> > anyway?)
> 
> CAT (short for "category") is (I think) just the
> thickness of the cable.  
> To do certain levels of ethernet, certain
> thicknesses are required.  It 
> may or may not be printed on the cable casing what
> cat level it is.  To do 
> full duplex though, you'll need at least 5. 
> 
> John
> 
> 
> 
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